Be it known that we, The Holy Eastern Orthodox Catholic and Apostolic Church
in North America, now also known as The American Orthodox Patriarchate,
recognize the failure to accept communion with this Canonically established
Church and the abuses against Archbishop Aftimios Ofiesh of blessed memory, as
Schismatic and contrary to the Sacred and Divine Canons.

We recognize the actions as stated in the canons about Schismatic's as
applying to this situation as the status of your organizations and until you
repent for these actions, which include continued attacks on this Church and
Archbishop Ofiesh and the original synod members by your clergy (i.e.
Antiochian, OCA, and others) we view you as having no sacramental authority
based on the Canons of the Orthodox Church.

The refusal to recognize this Church is common knowledge, the continued
attacks are published, your refusal to respond to our prior

requests to
admonish clergy for these continued acts supports and documents your position as
being in Schism with this canonically established American Church and American
Orthodoxy.

Such actions are hateful, selfish and unchristian and proof of your desire to
be the leaders of orthodoxy in American no matter what it takes, including
ursurping the canons.

There is but one way to end your Schismatic position and you know what that
is. Until this is resolved all ethnic jurisdictions in North America in 1927 who
failed to recognize this Church as the American Orthodox Catholic Church (our
short name) and all who entered since are canonically Schismatics who have
violated the Canons and have no legitmate orthodox status in "the New World".

We are recognized by the Roman Catholics (since 1996) and the Episcopal
Church USA who accepted one of our former priests into their priesthood.

We are not interested in communion with any Orthodox Jurisdiction that cannot
act in a compasionate and Christian manner especially when it comes to long dead
Canonical Orthodox clergy.